ARGH! And follow up visit.

[nwhiker]

Non-compliant teens make me scream.

The damn brace needs to be on her damn leg all the time, unless she is in the shower, or actively doing her PT.

That isn't complicated, is it?

So why the eff do I seem to be spending gobs of time yelling at her to get the damn brace on her damn leg?

ARGH!

In better news, she had her 6 day follow up today. It went well. She's doing great, everything looks nice, if still a bit puffy. They were pleased with her mobility, and she's at or ahead of where they want her, yay! She's within 5deg of full extension on the knee already (she's at full extension, actually, but since she hyperextends, she still needs to get there, I guess.), and I think almost at 90deg for bending so good stuff. But OMG is the screw in her knee big. I mean... Check this out!



The next one is interesting because it shows the washer, the radio-opaque thing on top by her femur, that holds her new ACL in place. The surgeon was very pleased. I liked pleased surgeons!

Comments

[mariettashirk.livejournal.com]

EEEK! I didn't know there would be a screw. That is a BIG SCREW. Is it permanent? I'm assuming so. She's going to have to remember for the rest of her life to write on forms at dr. offices about that screw (I have to note the pin in my left pinkie).

[nwhiker.livejournal.com]

It can come out in a year, if she wants. He said that would mean 3 weeks with no activity, so AC decided she'd schedule it after college, she's booked until then.

[secretburning.livejournal.com]

Uh, yeah. What mariettashirk said. *shudder*

I'd LOL at AC being booked until she's out of college, but I have a feeling you're not kidding.

[nwhiker.livejournal.com]

I'd LOL at AC being booked until she's out of college, but I have a feeling you're not kidding.

Last night the words "... and I'll get my Masters in Toxicology while doing my residency," were uttered at my dining room table.